2,2,2-Trichloro-1-phenylethyl acetate

CAS 90-17-5

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 90-17-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
International Flavors And Fragrances
Reckitt Benckiser
EPA-registered importers (4)
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Berje
Colgate-Palmolive
Givaudan Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$36.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors15 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS90-17-5
PubChem CID7007
DTXSIDDTXSID2047725
FormulaC10H9Cl3O2
Mol. Weight267.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

2,2,2-Trichloro-1-phenylethyl acetate (CAS 90-17-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/90-17-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2047725. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2047725 PubChem: 7007. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7007 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 90-17-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 90-17-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 90-17-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/